ধন

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धन (dhana).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɔn/, [ˈd̪ʱɔn]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɔn/, [ˈd̪ʱɔn]

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Noun

ধন • (dhon)

1. riches; wealth; goods

   Synonyms: সম্পদ (śompod), অর্থ (ortho), দৌলত (dōulot)

   ধন ধান্য পুষ্প ভরা

   dhon dhanno puśpo bhora

   filled with riches, rice and flowers

2. (slang, vulgar) penis, cock, dick

   Synonyms: বাড়া (baṛa), শিশ্ন (śiśno), পুরুষাঙ্গ (puruśaṅgo), নুনু (nunu), লিঙ্গ (liṅgo)

   খাড়া ধন

   khaṛa dhon

   erect penis

Inflection

Inflection of ধন
nominative	ধন dhon
objective	ধন / ধনকে dhon (semantically general or indefinite) / dhonke (semantically definite)
genitive	ধনের dhoner
locative	ধনে dhone
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ধন dhon
objective	ধন / ধনকে dhon (semantically general or indefinite) / dhonke (semantically definite)
genitive	ধনের dhoner
locative	ধনে dhone
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ধনটা , ধনটি dhonṭa (colloquial), dhonṭi (formal)		ধনগুলা, ধনগুলো dhongula (colloquial), dhongulo (formal)
objective	ধনটা, ধনটি dhonṭa (colloquial), dhonṭi (formal)		ধনগুলা, ধনগুলো dhongula (colloquial), dhongulo (formal)
genitive	ধনটার, ধনটির dhonṭar (colloquial), dhonṭir (formal)		ধনগুলার, ধনগুলোর dhongular (colloquial), dhongulor (formal)
locative	ধনটাতে / ধনটায়, ধনটিতে dhonṭate / dhonṭay (colloquial), dhonṭite (formal)		ধনগুলাতে / ধনগুলায়, ধনগুলোতে dhongulate / dhongulay (colloquial), dhongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ধনী (dhoni)
• ধননাশ (dhononaś)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh